Category: The New Statesman
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Did Alan B’Stard Have A Daughter?
On the 2nd August 1987, a full month before the first series of The New Statesman began on ITV, The Sunday Mirror was already trying to stir up a controversy. They even appeared to be trying to bait one Norman Tebbit into a reaction. Campaign wouldn’t air until 1988, and was written by Gerard MacDonald,…
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Teddy Bear In Peril
For some reason, seeing a teddy bear in peril really upsets me. Probably because I had such a strong bond with my teddy growing up. There was an advert for I don’t know what, where a kid rested his teddy on the car roof as he was being put inside the car, and the car…
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Comedy Connections – The New Statesman
I always enjoyed these shows, and they often had some little nuggets of new information in them.
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Rick’s A B’Stard
This moment from The New Statesman Comic Relief Special still brings me absolute joy. I’d not seen this one before, which is from a 2006ish episode of that godawful, thankfully no longer on show This Week.
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A B’Stard Of An Interview
This aired on the BBC, and was excellent. I never got a chance to see the live stage show, which is a shame. Here’s a badly shot clip with terrible audio. And you can seek out Alan’s Telegraph column if you like, as written by Marks & Gran.
